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Homograph
A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as a different word but means something else.
ə ˈhɒməʊgrɑːf ɪz ə wɜːd ðæt hæz ðə seɪm ˈspɛlɪŋ æz ə ˈdɪfrənt wɜːd bʌt miːnz ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɛls.
e.g. bass (low voice) vs bass (type of fish)
bow (ribbon) vs bow (a
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What is a homophone?
A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same way as a different word but has a different spelling or meaning.
ə ˈhɒməʊfəʊn ɪz ə wɜːd ðæt ɪz prəˈnaʊnst ðə seɪm weɪ æz ə ˈdɪfrənt wɜːd bʌt hæz ə ˈdɪfrənt ˈspɛlɪŋ ɔː ˈmiːnɪŋ.
allowed and aloud
hair and
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what is a grapheme?
pheme is the smallest functional unit of a writing system. graphemes represent phonemes (sounds)
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what is a phoneme?
A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound within a word. For example, the word ‘dog’ consists of three phonemes (d–o–g). The word ‘charm’ also consists of three phonemes (ch–ar–m).
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How many vowels are there in English?
25
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How many vowels are there in Polish?
9
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What is a homophone?

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A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same way as a different word but has a different spelling or meaning.
ə ˈhɒməʊfəʊn ɪz ə wɜːd ðæt ɪz prəˈnaʊnst ðə seɪm weɪ æz ə ˈdɪfrənt wɜːd bʌt hæz ə ˈdɪfrənt ˈspɛlɪŋ ɔː ˈmiːnɪŋ.
allowed and aloud
hair and

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what is a grapheme?

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what is a phoneme?

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How many vowels are there in English?

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